Interim president Charmaine Crooks faces one challenger in Canada Soccer election
Interim president Charmaine Crooks will face former Canada Soccer vice-president Rob Newman for the highest elected job on the governing physique’s annual assembly this week in Saint John, N.B.
Crooks, a Canada Soccer vice-president, was elevated to president after Nick Bontis, acknowledging change was wanted to realize labour peace with the Canadian males’s and girls’s nationwide groups, resigned in late February.
Canada Soccer’s annual assembly of the members runs Thursday by way of Sunday with elections scheduled for Saturday.
The function of president is the highest elected place with Canada Soccer.
Earl Cochrane introduced final month he was stepping down as basic secretary, the highest employees place within the group. Former Canada captain Jason deVos, a Canada Soccer Hall of Famer who’s at present Canada Soccer’s director of growth, has been named interim basic secretary.
Crooks was summoned to seem Thursday on Parliament Hill earlier than the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage however due to the conflict with Canada Soccer’s annual assembly will now testify earlier than the parliamentary committee on May 11, in line with a supply not approved to talk publicly on the matter as a result of the committee date has but to be formally introduced.
Bontis, Cochrane, Canada Soccer chief monetary officer Sean Heffernan, board member Paul-Claude Berube and former president Steven Reed have already testified earlier than the parliamentary committee, as have Canada captain Christine Sinclair and fellow nationwide crew gamers Sophie Schmidt, Janine Beckie and Quinn, who goes by one title.
Crooks, a five-time Olympian who earned silver within the 4×400 observe relay on the 1984 Los Angeles Games, has been on the Canada Soccer board since 2012-13 and served as vice-president since January 2021.
Newman served on Canada Soccer’s board for 10 years (2002-03 to 2011-12), together with 4 years as vice-president (2008-09 to 2011-12). A former president of Saskatchewan Soccer, he’s at present president and CEO of B.C. Sport.
With Crooks elevated to interim president, the Canada Soccer board named Kelly Brown as performing vice-president. Brown was elected a Canada Soccer impartial director in 2020.
Murray will not be working to stay vice-president however will retain her place on the board. The candidates for VP are Berube and Dale Briggs, with Charlie Cuzzetto having dropped out of the working.
Berube has been on the Canada Soccer board since 2015-16. Briggs has served because the consultant for Atlantic Canada on the board since 2019-20.
Cuzzetto, a former B.C. Soccer director (2004-12) and president (2009-12), has been on the Canada Soccer board since 2009-10.
There are 85 votes up for grabs among the many members on the annual assembly, divided primarily by geography — with 10 every for Ontario and Quebec, eight every for Alberta and British Columbia, 4 every for Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan, three every for Manitoba and Nova Scotia, and two every for Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon.
The different 25 votes come from the gamers (two votes, one from every nationwide crew), Canada’s leagues {and professional} golf equipment (21), referees (one) and coaches (one).
Canada Soccer’s board normally numbers 14 — the president plus 13 — however is at present at 13 with Bontis gone.
Director elections come up at completely different instances with three to be voted on this week.
Don Story, the incumbent for Manitoba/Saskatchewan/Nunavut, is working unopposed. Bob Richardson (Ontario) and Karen MacNeill (Alberta) should not looking for re-election.
The Ontario candidates are Charles Blanco, Panos Kelamis, Paul Martin, Paul Rivett and Dino Rossi. The candidates for Alberta are Ben Drummond, Orest Konowalchuk, Andy McCreath, Phil Michailides, Bernie Morton, Jeremy Newton and Kathryn Truscott.
